Are you tired of manually moving every single clip on your timeline every time you make a cut? In this Shotcut tutorial, I’m showing you exactly how to use the Ripple Tool and its different modes to cut your editing time in half! We will break down standard ripple edits, track ripples, and how to use Ripple Markers so your timeline markers move perfectly with your clips.
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Ripple refers to the automatic shifting of clips to fill gaps when you delete, trim, or move a clip. When ripple mode is enabled, all clips following the edited clip move left to close the gap—they “ripple” along the timeline.
Ripple All Tracks - There’s an icon in the Timeline toolbar that controls this feature. When ripple mode is enabled, you can use this to apply ripple edits across multiple tracks simultaneously.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
X or Shift + Delete or Shift + Backspace — Removes a clip and shifts following clips to close the gapZ or Delete or Backspace — Removes a clip but leaves a gapYou can enable/disable ripple from the Timeline toolbar to control whether edits automatically close gaps or leave them behind. This gives you flexibility in how you want your timeline to behave during editing operations!